Appeal No. 1997-1274
Application 08/431,397
5h, to field "alpha 2" in category "Outline/second" in
figure 5i is a move from a first object (either field
"alpha 1" or category "Outline/first") to a second object
(either field "alpha 2" or category "Outline/second").
The "location" in the "object" is the position of the
cursor in the Edit window, e.g., the cursor (unnumbered)
in Edit Window 264 in figure 5i can be considered a
"second location" in a "second object." The Edit Window
is associated with the particular field (i.e., object) in
a particular category (also an object).
We addressed limitation d) as follows (Decision,
pages 9-10):
Nevertheless, we find that Davis discloses
limitations d) and e) for the reasons discussed with
respect to limitation c). First, hitting the TAB key to
move from one field to another is "receiving an input
from said user to move said cursor to a next location" as
recited in limitation c) and the system brings the next
field (the second object) to the user interface and
provides the cursor at the second location in the Edit
Window. This is basically the same as the admitted prior
art except that only one field appears on the screen in
Davis at a time. The user may enter data as recited in
limitation e). Second, selecting the "next category"
from the menu in figure 5h is "receiving an input from
said user to move said cursor to a next location" as
recited in limitation c) and the system brings the next
category (the second object) to the user interface and
provides the cursor at the second location as shown in
figure 5i. The user may enter data as recited in
limitation e)."
The screens shown in figure 5 of Davis are specific
examples of the "FORMS" objects in figure 3a. Each category
under "FORMS" is an object as indicated by the fact that it
has a separate block in figure 3a and each category (object)
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